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Drago
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Do you know the history of The Mounts, Pete?
The CC Trig Point bagger thread, now incorporating other interesting geographs
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Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Friday 13th
1.
Anglers Country Park
Wintersett
Wakefield
When l was running, this was the start point for the Sunday morning ‘easy 10 miler’
The lake was an opencast site
Plus it’s adjacent to (what is taken to be) the Worlds first nature reserve; Waterton Park
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walton_Hall,_West_Yorkshire
UNESCO World Heritage listing was being sought, particularly when the HS2 threat was worse; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-68656055 (& it still is, I believe)
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7554466
1.
Anglers Country Park
Wintersett
Wakefield
When l was running, this was the start point for the Sunday morning ‘easy 10 miler’
The lake was an opencast site
Plus it’s adjacent to (what is taken to be) the Worlds first nature reserve; Waterton Park
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walton_Hall,_West_Yorkshire
UNESCO World Heritage listing was being sought, particularly when the HS2 threat was worse; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-68656055 (& it still is, I believe)
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7554466
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Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Friday 13th
2.
Milestone
Pontefract Road/A628
(same road, essentially, as The Woodhead Pass’)
Shafton
Barnsley
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...res-west-of-junction-with-engine-lane-shafton
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6739077
2.
Milestone
Pontefract Road/A628
(same road, essentially, as The Woodhead Pass’)
Shafton
Barnsley
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...res-west-of-junction-with-engine-lane-shafton
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6739077
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classic33
Leg End Member
Should be "Sit thissen dahn".
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
True
It might have been a Lancastrian artist spreading dissent?
I do not..
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Drago
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Civil war royalist fortifications ran along what is now the road. There were mount for cannon, upper and lower on the hill, hence the name.
That and the Jesus army used to touch people up in the old cinema.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Wednesday 1st
High water levels
River Aire
Castleford
Looking along Barnsdale Road/A656, towards 'Mary Pannall' & eventually 'HookMoor' (where the A1 & M1 join)
Water levels had dropped, as someone told me that the post I was stood by (& where I turned round) was the high water mark this morning
Going by the number of cars down there, some chump had tried driving through it
(I have a photograph, probably in this thread, of some absolute idiot walking through, with the water up to his armpits, quite a few years ago)
The flooding isn't helped by the fact that the Calder & Aire join here, a 'couple of 100 yards' upstream of the weir, as can be seen on the OS map, with the 'Geograph' images, just where Barnsdale Road heads north - it's a Roman road
Further north, to the top of 'Mary Pannall', it's known as Roman Ridge
Looking from 'Hartleys Bridge', towards Allinsons Mill & the weir
From the 'Millenium Bridge'
YES,. there is normally a weir; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6838272
Normal water levels; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/930951
High water levels
River Aire
Castleford
Looking along Barnsdale Road/A656, towards 'Mary Pannall' & eventually 'HookMoor' (where the A1 & M1 join)
Water levels had dropped, as someone told me that the post I was stood by (& where I turned round) was the high water mark this morning
Going by the number of cars down there, some chump had tried driving through it
(I have a photograph, probably in this thread, of some absolute idiot walking through, with the water up to his armpits, quite a few years ago)
The flooding isn't helped by the fact that the Calder & Aire join here, a 'couple of 100 yards' upstream of the weir, as can be seen on the OS map, with the 'Geograph' images, just where Barnsdale Road heads north - it's a Roman road
Further north, to the top of 'Mary Pannall', it's known as Roman Ridge
Looking from 'Hartleys Bridge', towards Allinsons Mill & the weir
From the 'Millenium Bridge'
YES,. there is normally a weir; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6838272
Normal water levels; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/930951
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Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Monday 13th
1.
The old York Road/A59
(just) west of jct 47/A1
Flaxby
North Yorkshire
it's a dead-end, but it joined the The Great North Road to the east of the present A1, even though I used the dual-carriageway A1, I can't remember if it joined that?
(it was an 'site open, but no staying' day at the caravan site, so we'd gone up to check on the 'van)
The A1 in sight
Looking west, towards Flaxby
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101189514-milepost-flaxby
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6056143
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=14.9&lat=54.01691&lon=-1.38274&layers=10&b=ESRIWorld&o=100
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The old York Road/A59
(just) west of jct 47/A1
Flaxby
North Yorkshire
it's a dead-end, but it joined the The Great North Road to the east of the present A1, even though I used the dual-carriageway A1, I can't remember if it joined that?
(it was an 'site open, but no staying' day at the caravan site, so we'd gone up to check on the 'van)
The A1 in sight
Looking west, towards Flaxby
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101189514-milepost-flaxby
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6056143
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=14.9&lat=54.01691&lon=-1.38274&layers=10&b=ESRIWorld&o=100
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Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Monday 13th
2.
The pre-Turnpiking(?) York Road
East of jct 47/A1
Allerton Mauleverer
North Yorkshire
(it was an 'site open, but no staying' day at the caravan site, so we'd gone up to check on the 'van)
Looking north-east towards the 'estate Church'
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7703731
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7698386
2.
The pre-Turnpiking(?) York Road
East of jct 47/A1
Allerton Mauleverer
North Yorkshire
(it was an 'site open, but no staying' day at the caravan site, so we'd gone up to check on the 'van)
Looking north-east towards the 'estate Church'
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7703731
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7698386
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Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Thursday 16th
1.
Aberford Road/A642
Stanley
Wakefield
When l was a kid (shall we say… 50 years ago), my mother knew the family here
It seemed huge inside
1.
Aberford Road/A642
Stanley
Wakefield
When l was a kid (shall we say… 50 years ago), my mother knew the family here
It seemed huge inside
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Thursday 16th
2.
Thatched House & ’Only Fools & Sauces’
Aberford Road/A642
Stanley
Wakefield
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4321813
2.
Thatched House & ’Only Fools & Sauces’
Aberford Road/A642
Stanley
Wakefield
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4321813
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Thursday 16th
3.
St Peter’s Infants School (as was)
Lake Lock Road
Stanley
Wakefield
It’s an amalgamation of a community centre & Church nowadays
That said, l certainly remember it as a School, & kids used to be in that playground, l can’t recall the walls ever being higher, or having railings
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6222104
3.
St Peter’s Infants School (as was)
Lake Lock Road
Stanley
Wakefield
It’s an amalgamation of a community centre & Church nowadays
That said, l certainly remember it as a School, & kids used to be in that playground, l can’t recall the walls ever being higher, or having railings
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6222104
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